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Awards established in 1901

  • Nobel Peace PrizeAlfred Nobel died in 1896 without leaving a clear explanation for why he chose peace as a prize category. He was a trained chemical engineer who invented…
  • Nobel Prize in LiteratureOn the 27th of November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He bequeathed 31 million Swedish kronor…